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CHEF Consumer Defensive Food Distribution
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $4.1 billion, up 9.36% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +11.2%
- EPS
- +49.1%
- Free cash flow
- +282.5%
- Total debt
- −0.61%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) Free cash flow
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $87.8M, down 15.2% from $103.6M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $181.5M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$58.7M (fiscal 2021) to $103.6M (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ranks 5th of 12 Food Distribution companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $87.8M | (15.22%) |
| FY2024 | $103.6M | 2,358.57% |
| FY2023 | $4.2M | — |
| FY2022 | −$22.7M | — |
| FY2021 | −$58.7M | — |
| FY2020 | $35.8M | 23.90% |
| FY2019 | $28.9M | 14.37% |
| FY2018 | $25.3M | 31.84% |
| FY2017 | $19.2M | (16.00%) |
| FY2016 | $22.8M | (29.19%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $36.0M | (26.78%) |
| Jun 2026 | $49.2M | 60.89% |
| Mar 2026 | $30.6M | (53.54%) |
| Dec 2025 | $65.8M | — |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| SYY Sysco Corporation compare | $2.4B |
| USFD US Foods Holding Corp. compare | $1.5B |
| PFGC Performance Food Group Company compare | $1.1B |
| UNFI United Natural Foods, Inc. compare | $379.0M |
| CHEF The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | $181.5M |
| WILCF G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. compare | $21.0M |
| HFFG HF FOODS GROUP INC. compare | $852.0K |
| AVO Mission Produce, Inc. compare | −$2.0M |
| ANDE The Andersons, Inc. compare | −$293.9M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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